"In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses";...

Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto are, once again pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.

In 1943, while World War II raged on in the Pacific Theater, Lieutenant Louis Zamperini was the only survivor of a deadly plane crash in the middle of the ocean. Zamperini had a troubled youth, yet honed his athletic skills and made it all the way to the 1934 Olympics in Berlin. However, what lay before him was a physical gauntlet unlike anything he had encountered before: thousands of miles of open ocean, a small raft, and no food or water.

On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille. A decade of idealism, war, murder, and carnage followed, bringing about the end of feudalism and the rise of equality and a new world order. Documents the period of the French Revolution, including historical figures such as King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Examines Norman Rockwell, using archival footage and visual images from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Featuring interviews with historians, critics, family, friends and admirers, this production gives an in-depth look at the artist, his art and the Americana he created with his brushstrokes.

A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids.

General William Tecumseh Sherman's total war strategy against the South helped end the Civil War and forever changed the nation. Sherman's brutal and effective campaign, which not only saved the Lincoln presidency, the Union, and thousands of lives, but also made Sherman one of the most hated and controversial figures in American history. In November 1864, Sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their march from Atlanta to Savannah, and then up...

The reluctant revolutionaries: A seemingly routine tax, the Stamp Act, creates a firestorm throughout the colonies as Americans see their liberties and power threated by England. Blows must decide: Two documents that introduce the idea that "all men are created equal" instigate a political revolution. The times that try men's souls: Within days of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, an immense British force lands in New York, pitting...

A continuation of "Banned from the Bible" that scrutinizes still more "extracanonical" works, debating their merits and meaning for the Christians and the church.

A story that tears at the heart of America, this critically acclaimed documentary from the director of Bonhoeffer explores Thomas Jefferson and his personal and public dilemma about race and slavery. For centuries people have asked how it was possible that the man who wrote the creed for America, declaring that "all men are created equal and entitled to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," could also live his life as a slaveholder....